diff --git a/code/PlyParser.cpp b/code/PlyParser.cpp
index 8b0aa111c..43563ec4d 100644
--- a/code/PlyParser.cpp
+++ b/code/PlyParser.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ bool PLY::DOM::SkipComments (const char* pCur,
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool PLY::DOM::ParseHeader (const char* pCur,const char** pCurOut)
+bool PLY::DOM::ParseHeader (const char* pCur,const char** pCurOut,bool p_bBE)
 {
 	ai_assert(NULL != pCur && NULL != pCurOut);
 	DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseHeader() begin");
@@ -458,9 +458,10 @@ bool PLY::DOM::ParseHeader (const char* pCur,const char** pCurOut)
 			SkipLine(&pCur);
 		}
 	}
-	// Is this needed ? it can't work as expected, if binary data start with values as space or line end.
-	// SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(pCur,&pCur);
-	*pCurOut = pCur;
+	if(!p_bBE)
+	{ // it would occur an error, if binary data start with values as space or line end.
+		SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(pCur,&pCur);
+	}
 
 	DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseHeader() succeeded");
 	return true;
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ bool PLY::DOM::ParseInstanceBinary (const char* pCur,DOM* p_pcOut,bool p_bBE)
 
 	DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseInstanceBinary() begin");
 
-	if(!p_pcOut->ParseHeader(pCur,&pCur))
+	if(!p_pcOut->ParseHeader(pCur,&pCur,p_bBE))
 	{
 		DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseInstanceBinary() failure");
 		return false;
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ bool PLY::DOM::ParseInstance (const char* pCur,DOM* p_pcOut)
 	DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseInstance() begin");
 
 
-	if(!p_pcOut->ParseHeader(pCur,&pCur))
+	if(!p_pcOut->ParseHeader(pCur,&pCur,false))
 	{
 		DefaultLogger::get()->debug("PLY::DOM::ParseInstance() failure");
 		return false;
diff --git a/code/PlyParser.h b/code/PlyParser.h
index d02e39d85..47ea1c265 100644
--- a/code/PlyParser.h
+++ b/code/PlyParser.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ private:
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	//! Handle the file header and read all element descriptions
-	bool ParseHeader (const char* pCur,const char** pCurOut);
+	bool ParseHeader (const char* pCur,const char** pCurOut, bool p_bBE);
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	//! Read in all element instance lists